The Owner Of The @podoradong Account becomes A Suspect In The Omnibus Law Demo Of Hate speech

Head of Police Public Relations Division Inspector General Argo Yuwono (DOK. Public Relations Polri)

JAKARTA - Bareskrim Polri has named one more suspect in the case of spreading hate speech and incitement related to the demonstration against the Omnibus Law of the Job Creation Law. The total number of suspects is now 9 people.

Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, said the ninth suspect was Dedy Wahyudi. The spread of hate speech is carried out through several social media accounts @podoradong .

"There are 5 accounts concerned, then thousands of followers," Argo told reporters, Thursday, October 15.

In his thread, the suspect Dedy wrote a narrative about the Job Creation Law and the Palace. The narrative is called Polri influencing society.

"(Upload) That it is a lie that the Omnibus Law business is not a palace affair but an agreement," said Argo

Suspect Dedy was arrested in Sumenep, East Java on October 10. He was suspected of Article 28 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 45A paragraph 2 of the ITE Law regarding hate speech.

Investigators also charged him with Article 14 paragraphs 1 and 2, as well as Article 15 of Law No.1 of 1946 concerning Criminal Law Regulations related to making noise or chaos with fake news or hoaxes.

"The threat is 6 years in prison," said Argo.